Books Quote by Ransom Riggs

“Emerson looked like a Puritan minister, with abrupt cheekbones and a long, bony nose. A man of solitude, he was prone to bouts of…

— Jonah Lehrer

“Self reliance, always. And cheerfulness.”

— Marcus Aurelius

“self respect. self reliance. self control.”

— John Dos Passos

“Self- reliance is the greatest of all virtues my friend.”

— Abhijit Naskar

“The voices of self-reliance are many and deceptive. In some way, they greet you every day. Their deceptive whispers started in the garden and…

— Paul David Tripp

“For a time Emerson politely endeavored to conceal his boredom - like most men, he is profoundly disinterested in all children except his own…

— Elizabeth Peters

Self-reliance is not just words, but deeds.

— Ashraf Ghani

“But you are never the same once you have acquired the knowledge that there is no self that will not crumble. We are told…

— Andrew Solomon

“My sense of self hinges upon the belief that what I do matters. That belief has compelled me to venture far from home life,…

— Finbarr O'Reilly

“I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent. Curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism, have brought me to my…

— Edward B. Burger

“He often acted out of impulse just so that he could then devote his leisure hours to mulling why; he relished self-analysis, though he…

— Eleanor Catton

“A writer should be able to open a window or two and prompt others to see the world and themselves in a new light.…

— Barista Uno